vice president

noun

1

: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or disability

2

: any of several officers serving as a president's deputies in charge of particular locations or functions

vice presidential adjective

Examples of vice president in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before serving in Trump’s administration, Vought was the former vice president of the Heritage Action for America, the sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that created a sweeping and controversial policy blueprint known as Project 2025. —Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025

While Smith has not commented on the meeting, comments from FedEx staff vice president of regulatory affairs Ralph Carter during an October Washington International Trade Association (WITA) webinar shone a light on the service provider’s views on de minimis reform. —Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025

Hawthorne had serviced cars for Teenie and his brother as a young adult and later became vice president of Gulf Oil in Pittsburgh. —Robert Alan Grand, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025

Despite the lack of additional deals, executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas expressed bland optimism about the team’s productivity at the deadline. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

vice president

noun

: an official whose rank is next below that of the president and who takes the place of the president when necessary

Legal Definition

vice president

noun

1

: an officer next in rank to a president and usually empowered to serve as president in that officer's absence or discharge

2

: any of several officers serving as a president's deputies in charge of particular locations or functions (as sales)

vice presidential adjective